Motor vehicle



L. SAIVES MOTOR VEHICLE Feb, l0, 1925.

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UNITED STATES LONSIVES, OF BILLANCOURT, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO LOUIS RENAULT, OF

BILLANCOURT, FRANCE.

l Moron VEHICLE.

Application filed August 29, 1921. Serial No. 496,568.

To all ali/m t may concern.:

Be it known that I, LON Saiviis, engineer, citizen of the French Republic, residing at Billancourt, Department of the Seine,

5 in France, and having' post-office address l5 Rue Gustave-Sandoz, inthe said city, have .invented certain new' and useful Improvements in or Relating to Motor Vehicles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to4 which it appertains Vto `make and use the same.

The present invention relates toV tractors having four driving wheels and its object :is to provide a vehicle of this type more particularly intended for agricultural purposesbut capable however of being employed for other purposes.

One of the characteristic features of the invention is that the front axle is displaceable in two planes.

1st. In a plane to meet the requirements of the draft, and y 2nd. In a vertical plane to allow of the inclination of the axle relatively to the earth during working.

In the accompanying drawings:

Complementary Figures l and l are a longitudinal vertical section of a tractor, showing the transmission mechanism, the actuating mechanism and the steering mechanism all-in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic plan of the tractor. y

Figure 3 is a front end View, partly in section, showing the front axle; the dot and dash lines in this ligure indicate the `inclination which can be given to the front axle inl a vertical plane. p

Figures 4 and 5 are sections of the front axle and mechanismsassociated therewith indicating also the inode of mounting the axle on the differential gear casing. i

Referring to Figures l and 1d the parts in dotted lines relate to the motor indicated at l, the clutch at 2, and the change speed gear box 3, all these parts being mounted on the chassis which rests onfthe frontand rear axles by means of suitable forked members or brackets indicated at the front at 4 and at the rear` at 4 between the bearings of the brackets and wheel mountings, as at 5 and Y toothed sector 19.

5, are thrust ball bearings which considerably diminish the effort required to effect orientation of the axles carrying the wheels.

Power from the motor is transmitted to `the front and rear axles as follows 2- VThe pinion 6 which forms part of the change speed gear 1s always in engagement with a pinion 7 keyed on a longitudinal shaft 8 on the ends of which are mounted the bevel pinions 9 and 9', in engagement with the corresponding bevel wheels l() and l0. The latter are keyed on vertical shafts comprising worms 1l and l1 which communicate their rota-tional movement to helical gear wheels rigidly connected with the differential gears of the axles.

The rear differential gear is mounted in a casing 23 capable of turning about the worin shaft; at the lower part of the casing is disposed a toothed sector 19 the purpose of which is hereinafter described.

At the front end the arrangen'ient is practically the saine; a toothed sector 19 is keyed at 25 to the lower part of the casing 20, but the mounting of the axle is different in order to allow it to oscillate in a vertical plane; this mounting is hereinafter described.

The steering drive control is effected in the following manner A steering hand wheel l2 Figure lEL drives a worm 13 which actuates a toothed sector 14 keyed on a shaft 14 on the ends of which are secured two spur wheels l5, 15 Figure 2; these two wheels gear with two spur wheels 16, `16 mounted on sleeves 17, 17

through which the transmission shaft 8 extends.

On the end of the sleeve I7 is secured a bevel gear wheel 18 which gears with the On the end of the sleeve 17 is a bevel gear wheel 18 which gears with the toothed sector 19.

By means of the aforesaid transmission mechanism rotational move-ment, of the hand wheel l2 in either direction effects orientationof the axles, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2 the two axes of the axles turning through the same angle and meeting always at a point which is in a perpendicular plane passing through the centre of the space between the two centres of rotation which centres are the axes of the worm 11, Il'.

As hereinbefore stated, the front axle besides its rotational movement about the axis of the` Worin 11 the said axle can also oscillate in a vertical plane; this movement is effected as follows:

The axle 21 is mounted so that it can turn about the part 20-'as-anl axis (Figures 3,4 and the part 2O forming with the axle 21,' a easing in which is arranged the driving Wheel 22 actuated by the Worm 1l, and the differential gear which is. here mounted with a Cardan joint relatively to the Wheel 22. rI'he Cardan jointr isclearly `indicated in y Figures el and 5; the Cardan-ftringis .repre-` sented `at 28 andl thejournals `fthereof ati 2G,- 26, `and 527, 27. The inclination that can be given to the front: axle isvindicated in FigureI 3; travelling onfuneven ground is therefore possible by reasouof the aforesaid arrange-- ment zWhilst retainingthegripping action of the four drivingifivheels-of Sthe tractor. It `vis to beunderstood thatthe latter modeof mounting could be applied to either .axlef or lboth axles.

Claims:

l. Inf a motor l vehicle, thecombination ivithia chassis, of airasing vertically `pi voted on said chassis, means for' turningisaid casing on' its vertical-pivot, va Wheeledaxle pivoted on said. easing and provided rwith shafts for driving the Wheels, a Worm Wheel'- mounted; in saidV casingin a vertical lplane including the axis of the'pivotalconnection of the casing with the chassis, mechanism comprising a differential. gearing associated WithzaCardan jointmounted in the'easing for transmitting motion from the Worm" Wheelto'the axle shafts, a Worm shaft joui naled in the-casingcoincidentally with the vertical pivot of said casing and engaging. said Worm Wheel, :andy engine. driven .mechanism for rotating said .Worm shaft.

2. In a motor vehicle,: theicombination with a chassis, of a casingnfertically pivoted onk said chassis,hand-operated means Vfor turning the casingponsfits horizontal pivot, an axle. housing jour-naledon said casing:l and carryingfivheels at. its .opposite ends',f. axle shafts .journaled in .said housingandyl having driving connections with said wheels,y differential gearing'.- connecting.'` theY axle shaftsand connected .by a Cardanjjointsavitlii a Worm gearmonnted insaid cas-ingto ro tateinr a vertical plane ineludingthe axis of the pivotal conneetioniof the'casing Withithe chassis, a worin shaft journaled-.in the casingiivith its :axis coincidentnvith the Ipivotal connection of .the rea-sing. with :the chas`- sis and engaging saidfziv'orm. gear, anchan` engine driven shaft having a driving` eonnection .with said Worin shaft.

3. In a inotorvehicle, the combination 'with a chassis, of a casing vertically pivoted on said chassis, a tubular shaft journaled in the chass'i's'and connected-by gearing with the vertica'lpivo-t of the casing so that rotation of the shaft Will impart a turning movement to the easing on its vertical pivot, manually'operated means for rotating said shaft, a wheeled axle mounted on said casing and provided With shafts forv driving they wheels, .arotatableiel'ement mounted in the easing, an engine driven shaft extendingl through the. tubular shaft and having a driving'connection-with said element, and differential gearing-mounted in said casing totransmit motion fromsaidielement to the ivheel'shafts.

hln a motori'vehiele, thefeombination with a chassis, of a casing vertically -pivoted on ysaidr chassis, awormwshaft journaled in said casing 4coincident with the axis of the vertical pivot, a tubular shaft journaled in :thechassis Iand vconnected by gear-ing with the vertical pivot ofthe-casing so that rotation of the-shaft Will 'impart a turning movement to the casing oniits vertical pivot, manually operated. means for rotating the tubular shaft, an engine driven shaft extending through the tubular shaft and having4 a driving-.connection 'with said vvvorm shaft, a Worm Wheel journaled invsaidcasing.- and. engaging. said Worm shaft, a Wheeled axle mounted on said easing and providedwith shafts for driving the Wheels, and differential .gearing mounted -in lthe easing to transmit motion from the worm. Wheel to the Wheel fshafts.

5.,'.In `a motor vehicle, the-combination with a chassis, ofr casings `carrying.wheeledaxles vertically ypivotedt on the opposite ends.

of :the rchassis,'ftubular .shafts Ajournale'd in oppositezendsfof the fehassisvivith each: shaft. connected by gearing with the vertical pivot ofthescasing-.on the sainefendiof'the chassis so that the rotation of the sli-aft will impart a turn-ing;movement touthe Connected casi ing,1 .manuallyI operated .means connected with bothmshaftsto simultaneously rotateI the same to. efectfsimultaneous v turning movements of both casings, and an engine driven shaft extending through -said tubular shafts sand having driving Connections at its ends'sivith .the Wheels .of bothfaxles.

In testimony whereof: Ialix my signature.

LEON strives.v

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